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Guests: Chris Carmichael; Lou Mazzante
Photo Of Eddie B. Courtesy of Mitchell Clinton
This past week, the cycling world lost Eddie Borysewicz – or Eddie B as so many knew him. Eddie died November 16th from COVID 19 while visiting his home country of Poland.
I wanted to talk with someone who knew Eddie well and so, I invited Chris Carmichael, who first met Eddie when Chris was a junior racer way back when.
Born in 1939 in what is now Belarus, then part of Poland, Eddie B was a junior national cycling champion in his home country. He served two years in the military and, after a misdiagnosis and subsequent treatment for tuberculosis, gave up racing and studied for a physical education degree and became a coach.
Coming to Montreal for the 1976 Olympic Games as an assistant for the Polish team, he made his way down to New Jersey where he met Mike Fraysee, the head of the organization that ran cycling is the US at the time.
He spoke no English – but he knew how to coach and train riders and became the US Coach. Over his career, he garnered 30 national and world championships for coaching.
Then, we’ll have the third and last of our gift giving ideas from Bicycling Magazine’s test director, Lou Mazzante. This week, we’re talking apparel, helmets, and shoes. (Photo of Lou by Trevor Raab)
I’ve been so impressed with the time and effort that Lou Mazzante has put into our gift giving segments and today is no exception. Here is the last of our three weekly chats. 
Today, Lou tells us about The Black Bibs – only the knicker version – Specialized’s Propero 3 helmet with MIPS AND their “Angi” crash system. He also reviews the Bontrager Rhythm mountain bike shorts, Swift-Wick’s new ultralight 
pursuit 7 wool socks, and Shimano’s RC3 road shoe.
As many of you know, I am an advisory board member to the 
indoor trainer, the fun of the new 
His handle is fussy framebuilder and at one time, Paul Brodie’s business produced hundreds of frames.
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And then, we’ll do a quick check-in with 
Finally, and as promised, it’s a check-in chat with 
and mountain bike hall of famer – yes, those seem diametrically opposed and they are not – joins me for a terrific conversation.
My first conversation this week is about a technical solution to a problem many, if not most of us have experienced when riding in urban and suburban areas… coming up to an intersection and NOT being able to trip the light!
by RockShox managed to put on a 4-day stage race that offered great prize money, attract a terrific field of riders, and keep everyone safe!
Lastly, I have a terrific conversation with Devah D of 
90 chapters in the U.S. and gives us some brilliant insight into why it matters that Black Girls DO Bike.
Sometimes you meet someone – even just in a phone call – and the enthusiasm and excitement for the work she is doing just jumps right out through the phone.
want to get yourself TO Chicago sometime during the month of October, People for Bikes along with the Chicago Race Riot 19.org project, SRAM, The Newberry Library, and a slew of other great sponsors, all come together to ride a historic route and raise funds to benefit the Blackstone Bicycle Works.
And, lastly, we speak with Lauren Hefferon owner and founder of Ciclismo Classico. The company, long known for exquisite European Bicycle Tours, has brought it home for two fall tours out of Keene, NH.
Fortunately, she is expected to make a full recovery. Her coach, Kristen Armstrong. was quoted as saying, “Chloe Dygert’s crash is devastating but she will come back stronger.”
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